Supporting high potential startup companies emerging from Trinity research through to world class enterprises.Activities include:- Support Trinity staff and students who are establishing new companies;- Interface with enterprise agencies who support the commercialisation of intellectual property and new company development;- Engage with entrepreneurs, business partners, angel investors and venture capital companies in relation to the accelerator and funding of new… Show more Supporting high potential startup companies emerging from Trinity research through to world class enterprises.Activities include:- Support Trinity staff and students who are establishing new companies;- Interface with enterprise agencies who support the commercialisation of intellectual property and new company development;- Engage with entrepreneurs, business partners, angel investors and venture capital companies in relation to the accelerator and funding of new businesses;- Develop linkages with incubators and accelerators who may host or enable new business;- Engage with companies who are interested in locating in Trinity. Show less

Working with academics on ICT spin outs and tech startups. Mentoring and doing bits of everything as needed to support new companies get their products to market

• Responsible for new business development. Successes include – initial 3 month contract extended to over 2 years, 100% client retention, developed business leads resulting in 2 new project contracts awarded by a client. • Business consultant advising on strategy and business planning for tech startup companies and carrying out operational reviews and implementing recommendations for SMEs. • Short term contracts for project management, business analysis, user experience, or systems… Show more • Responsible for new business development. Successes include – initial 3 month contract extended to over 2 years, 100% client retention, developed business leads resulting in 2 new project contracts awarded by a client. • Business consultant advising on strategy and business planning for tech startup companies and carrying out operational reviews and implementing recommendations for SMEs. • Short term contracts for project management, business analysis, user experience, or systems architecture for ICT and Online projects. Clients include O2 Telefónica, Eircom, and Irish Water. Show less

Boutique IT and Telecoms Consultancy.• Responsibility for all aspects of the company including management of contracts, legal, and budgetary aspects of the consultancy.

Analysed Data to identify and address issues on the Vodafone fixed network from business processes through to technical implementation issues with third party wholesale providers. Reduction of customer reported issues by 20% with comparable cost savings.

Responsible for platform selection and technical design. • Launched three products into the market for Preschool (24 preschools in 2 weeks), Primary Schools (8 schools in 3 months), and Secondary Schools (2 schools in 1 month). Uptake representative of 80% conversion from user trial clients and 30% further uptake through referral.• Designed bespoke SSO solution compliant with under 13 year old use (unique in market).• Designed badging solution for educational… Show more Responsible for platform selection and technical design. • Launched three products into the market for Preschool (24 preschools in 2 weeks), Primary Schools (8 schools in 3 months), and Secondary Schools (2 schools in 1 month). Uptake representative of 80% conversion from user trial clients and 30% further uptake through referral.• Designed bespoke SSO solution compliant with under 13 year old use (unique in market).• Designed badging solution for educational ePassport.• Implemented ‘Privacy by Design’ as a data protection and privacy solution.• Presented to Investors. Raised over €100,000 from LEO, Enterprise Ireland, & Private VCs.• Winner of Best Entrant IIBN Start TLV competition.• Participant in accelerator programs NDRC Launchpad and Telefónica WAYRA.Responsible for financial and legal elements of Gotcha Ninjas.• Managed P&L, prepared budget forecasting, financial projections, and variance reports.• Prepared Y/E financial statements.• Prepared CRO Filings including ARD and B1 for cap table changes from investment.• Prepared legal contracts including employment agreements, data protection documentation, NDAs, SLAs, T&Cs, and affiliate agreements.• Developed and executed operating policies to support company strategy and objectives. Show less

• Designed the internal online Sharepoint portal.

• Designed new data ratings solution and prepared business and technical specification.Contract in conjunction with SinglePoint Solutions

• Prepared business and technical specs for customer facing Irish Water online portal tender.

• Online Portal Programme Manager for Eircom, Meteor and eMobile Portal. • UX Analyst on the new Eircom, Meteor and eMobile Portal project. • Business Analyst for the new Eircom, Meteor and eMobile Portal project. Contract in conjunction with SinglePoint Solutions

• Managed independent consulting team of up to 16 consultants on Eircom’s NGN OSS project, responsible for validation of business requirements, and identifying and resolving any discrepancies between requirements and solution to Alcatel and Eircom's satisfaction.

• Crisis project manager. Successfully right-tracked the data migration to a new ERP system for a pharmaceutical company to international standards (FDA, GMP, SOX). • Researched and prepared response to tender documents.

Online Products UAT Team Lead • Manage and execute UAT for web products from inception to go-live• Successful completion of testing despite a 30% reduction in timescale with over 20% of test cases failing first time

• Prepared, set up, conducted and recorded investigations. • Data collection, analysis and interpretation. • Liaised with colleagues and organise guest speakers

Developed and lead tutorials, and designed and corrected assessments for the subjects: • Software Engineering (Java and UML) • Software Engineering Process and Practice (Requirement elicitation and Use Cases) • Networks and Communications (OSI Model and Protocols)

Senior Software Engineer • Responsible for the setup of processes and policy for a new department • Won 2 awards for improvement ideas for communication processes adopted by Ericsson China, and for practice procedures adopted by Ericsson Worldwide

Senior Software Engineer and Technical Coordinator (2001-2004)• Overall switch upgrade technical responsible• Coordinated software deliveries from global software design unitsBusiness Process Engineer (3 month contract in Germany)• Analysis and comparison of processes between Ericsson Germany and Ericsson Ireland• Implemented best practises which achieved a reduction in project time by 20%Software Engineer (1999–2001)• Designed, implemented, tested and… Show more Senior Software Engineer and Technical Coordinator (2001-2004)• Overall switch upgrade technical responsible• Coordinated software deliveries from global software design unitsBusiness Process Engineer (3 month contract in Germany)• Analysis and comparison of processes between Ericsson Germany and Ericsson Ireland• Implemented best practises which achieved a reduction in project time by 20%Software Engineer (1999–2001)• Designed, implemented, tested and troubleshot telecoms switch upgrades• Assisted team in increasing number of 1st time successes from just under 80% to 96% Show less

Web Programmer Internship Design, implementation and test of the Project Management Office (PMO) website.